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Every climber has to find his own personal way to psych and happiness. For some it's big wall trad climbing in Yosemite, and for others it might be hard bouldering in Hueco Tanks. For me bouldering and sport climbing have always seemed to be the purest forms of the sport. The goal is just pure difficulty and endurance, and to push the limits of your own ability farther and farther. I tried a little big wall climbing last spring, but I must admit that I don’t get as psyched on it. Don’t get me wrong, standing atop a big... ]]>Mon, 27 Jan 2014 17:58:00 -0500145522014-01-27http://fiveten.com/images/jreviews/_luminance-christmas-1390845495.jpghttp://fiveten.com/images/jreviews/_lethal-design-copy-1390845496.jpghttp://fiveten.com/images/jreviews/_scarface-copy-1390845498.jpghttp://fiveten.com/images/jreviews/_luminance-1390845499.jpghttp://fiveten.com/images/jreviews/_evilution-top-1390845499.jpghttp://fiveten.com/images/jreviews/_saigon-1390845501.jpghttp://fiveten.com/images/jreviews/_midnight-lightning-1390845501.jpghttp://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/14547-the-problems-and-projects-of-bishop-markus-ederhttp://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/14547-the-problems-and-projects-of-bishop-markus-eder
After sunset the hot spring six miles south of Bishop is the meeting point for many climbers and also some non-climbers. As well as relaxing in the warm water also highly scientific discussions are held. So a dirt biker astonishing that: “What, do you call the rocks, you want to climb, problems? What a life if these are your only problems!”“Our boulders are problems for us! If we fall in love with a line, we have to try again and again to get on top. We put all our energy and thoughts in that climb.” So in addition... ]]>Thu, 16 Jan 2014 22:17:00 -0500145472014-01-16http://fiveten.com/images/jreviews/_the-buttermilker-2-1389910678.JPGhttp://fiveten.com/images/jreviews/_spectre-2-buttermilks-1389910679.JPGhttp://fiveten.com/images/jreviews/_joshua-tree-3-1389910681.JPGhttp://fiveten.com/images/jreviews/_southwest-arete-grandma-peabody-1389910682.JPGhttp://fiveten.com/images/jreviews/_burger-1389910684.JPGhttp://fiveten.com/images/jreviews/_the-buttermilker-2-1389910685.JPGhttp://fiveten.com/images/jreviews/_red-rocks-1389910686.JPGhttp://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/14530-rockies-rampage-erica-carlsonhttp://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/14530-rockies-rampage-erica-carlson
It’s been a while since I’ve written last, I’m sorry I’ve been ignoring you blog world! ;) Well, I have some exciting news for you all... My hard work is starting to pay off! Competing in the Rockies Rampage Climbing Competition, hosted by Elevation Place, in Canmore, AB, I had my best finish so far this season. I was able to finish second place in an increasingly stiff field!Currently, I’m sitting with a 5th place and 4th place finish from 2 comps earlier this season. Most recently, in December, I placed 3rd at The Hive Bouldering Comp and now... ]]>Wed, 15 Jan 2014 04:37:00 -0500145302014-01-15http://fiveten.com/images/jreviews/_erica-climb-3-1389760631.jpghttp://fiveten.com/images/jreviews/_erica-climb-8-1389760631.jpghttp://fiveten.com/images/jreviews/_erica-climb-12-1389760632.jpghttp://fiveten.com/images/jreviews/_erica-climb-13-1389760632.jpghttp://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/14515-great-things-happen-when-you-dont-expect-adam-leedyhttp://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/14515-great-things-happen-when-you-dont-expect-adam-leedy
Every year I am lucky enough to get to do a tour of some of the greatest climbing in North America as I make the trek from Texas to Kentucky to visit family for the holidays. I make a point to take extra time off of work so I can climb at some of my favorite destinations, mostly around Chattanooga. 2013 has been a rough year for me climbing-wise. I started the year off great by sending my first V5 outside (Zen, Roger's Park, Belton, TX) but soon after I ruptured a pulley in my left... ]]>Tue, 07 Jan 2014 23:29:00 -0500145152014-01-07http://fiveten.com/images/jreviews/_p1033683-1389137345.JPGhttp://fiveten.com/images/jreviews/_img-5188-1389137343.JPGhttp://fiveten.com/images/jreviews/_img-0702-1389137341.JPGhttp://fiveten.com/images/jreviews/_img-0708-1389137344.JPGhttp://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/14513-recap-and-reflections-zoe-steinberghttp://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/14513-recap-and-reflections-zoe-steinberg
First off I would like to wish everyone who is reading this a happy new year. I hope your holidays were relaxing and spent doing what you love most with family and friends. I’ve done a lot since my last blog post, so I’m going to sum that up, then reflect a little on the past year.
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I’m not usually much of a boulderer. I boulder at the gym for strength training periodically, but it’s not my favorite type of climbing. A number of awkward falls sort of paved the way for me to enjoy sport climbing much more than bouldering. So, in an attempt to train my weaknesses and get out of my comfort zone, I decided to give bouldering another shot. When the opportunity arose for me to climb at Hueco Tanks, one of the best bouldering destinations in the world, I jumped at the chance. I packed up my barely-used crashpad and my... ]]>Thu, 26 Dec 2013 05:53:00 -0500145002013-12-26http://fiveten.com/images/jreviews/_img-2995-1388037183.JPGhttp://fiveten.com/images/jreviews/_img-2937-1388037184.JPGhttp://fiveten.com/images/jreviews/_img-2947-1388037185.jpghttp://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/14495-the-lockdown-brawl-and-regionals-zoe-steinberghttp://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/14495-the-lockdown-brawl-and-regionals-zoe-steinberg
So as I mentioned a while ago, after I went to the Midnight Burn, I had two more comps in November, with nothing after that until regionals. Both comps were very local, with one being at The Gravity Vault, which is 10 minutes from my house, and the next one at New Jersey Rock Gym, which is only about a 40 minute drive. A few weeks later, I drove down to Valley Township in PA for regionals.
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Even extremely busy I feel guilty for not checking in for a bit...While these blogs and connecting with our community are always great, life on the road and climbing often occupy all of our time. Stories are always worth telling, I just need to make it more a priority. Regardless, here I am, back in Colorado for some time before the next circuit of climbing begins. I started in Colorado some months ago when I traveled to Portland for the annual PBR. I didn't know what to expect at first, especially since I was nursing a moderately wounded shoulder... ]]>Tue, 17 Dec 2013 03:09:00 -0500144922013-12-17http://fiveten.com/images/jreviews/_slasher-1387249757.jpghttp://fiveten.com/images/jreviews/_the-masterpeice-1387249759.jpghttp://fiveten.com/images/jreviews/_memory-1-1387249760.jpghttp://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/14483-news-from-last-month-niccolo-ceriahttp://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/14483-news-from-last-month-niccolo-ceria
Hi everybody, Five weeks have gone from the end of my trip in Prilep and the training period has started again. After Macedonia my physical shape dropped down and I wasn't able to keep me hang. After the return, I decided to stay off the training since I felt tired and I felt to have given a lot of energies to brush and to climb in Prilep. I opted to climb outdoor in few occasions and to relax me as much as I can before restarting to the use fingerboards and so on. I went twice to Gaby, the... ]]>Fri, 06 Dec 2013 09:33:00 -0500144832013-12-06http://fiveten.com/images/jreviews/14483_nem-8a-varazze-1386973057.JPGhttp://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/14480-double-crown-at-hp40-francesca-metcalfhttp://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/14480-double-crown-at-hp40-francesca-metcalf
The second and final leg of the Triple Crown was held at Horse Pens 40 a few weekends ago. Like the first leg at LRC, I went up with a group of climbers from my collegiate climbing club, and we camped at HP40 with the majority of the other competitors. I was a little nervous going into the competition because I hadn't climbed nearly as well as I had wanted to at LRC, and HP40 tends to give me a hard time. I also hadn't been to Horse Pens since the Triple Crown last year, so I didn't exactly... ]]>Wed, 04 Dec 2013 04:54:00 -0500144802013-12-04http://fiveten.com/images/jreviews/_tc1-1386132851.jpghttp://fiveten.com/images/jreviews/_tc2-1386132851.jpghttp://fiveten.com/images/jreviews/_tc3-1386132851.jpeghttp://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/14473-strong-start-to-the-season-eric-sethnahttp://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/14473-strong-start-to-the-season-eric-sethna
Hello from Banff, Alberta!For the first time in three years I’m back living in my home town! I’m currently working remotely for a Silicon Valley start-up company, and being able to do all my work on a laptop from anywhere in the world is a pretty epic lifestyle change. I choose my own hours and that opens up plenty of opportunities to meld my work schedule with my climbing needs. I’m finishing school in April, so I have some major life decisions to make in the next 6 months. Having no ties and no preferences makes it difficult to... ]]>Mon, 02 Dec 2013 01:36:00 -0500144732013-12-02http://fiveten.com/images/jreviews/_20131201-sasktdb2-1385948217.PNGhttp://fiveten.com/images/jreviews/_20131201-sasktdb-1385948218.PNGhttp://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/14466-euro13-magic-wood-switzerland-sebastien-lazurehttp://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/14466-euro13-magic-wood-switzerland-sebastien-lazure
After Munich, Innsbruck and some tourist attractions, we were crossing the Swiss borders in our awesome BMW rental!Switzerland is more than lots of chocolate; it’s also lots of rock, mountains and amazing scenery. Our destination was the infamous Magic Wood, one of many climbing areas this country has to offer. This place reminds me a lot of Squamish. The rock is pretty much the same with a bit more holds and the surrounding is very similar. We had only 8 days of climbing in total. We did 2 days on with a day off twice and finished with a... ]]>Tue, 26 Nov 2013 03:53:00 -0500144662013-11-26http://fiveten.com/images/jreviews/14466_img-0183-1386006596.jpghttp://fiveten.com/images/jreviews/14466_img-0314-1386006596.jpghttp://fiveten.com/images/jreviews/14466_img-0383-1386006597.jpghttp://fiveten.com/images/jreviews/14466_img-0392-1386006597.jpghttp://fiveten.com/images/jreviews/14466_img-0703-1386006598.jpghttp://fiveten.com/images/jreviews/14466_img-9638-1386006598.jpghttp://fiveten.com/images/jreviews/14466_img-9847-1386006599.jpghttp://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/14448-november-in-colorado-matt-lubarhttp://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/14448-november-in-colorado-matt-lubar
Whew. It’s been a busy couple of months here to say the least. With school, college apps, ACT testing, college apps, and more college apps, I’ve barely had any time to get outside during the stellar Colorado fall. Thankfully, however, I just turned in my last college app and hopefully I’ll have some more free time in the coming months.
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It has been a very busy, ever changing year. It started back in July, after a couple great trips to Maple and the International Climbers’ Festival in Lander. We always take it easy during the Festival because it is more of a re for us, plus it is usually very busy and hot.
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You know fall is here when Triple Crown season starts. Unfortunately this year, Triple Crown turned into Double Crown when Hound Ears, the first leg of the series, was cancelled. However, this didn't stop us from being just as psyched when the LRC leg came around. I went to Chattanooga with 14 other GT climbing club members on Saturday night, where we got to hang out in Chat, one of my favorite cities. We got in a little warm-up for the morning with some bouldering on the street art, while we strategized for the next day.
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Niagara Glen, a perfect trip for you! This amazing place is ideal for a trip. You will find different kind of rocks (volcanic, granite, etc). Also, you will find different levels s problems; from V0 to V12. If you have a V4-V7 level this is a perfect place for you because you will find many problems on this level. All the problems have something to teach to you. If you like to climb more with real holds this is the right place because the problems have real pinches, crimps and slopers (It is not only about grip but movements).... ]]>Thu, 07 Nov 2013 00:13:00 -0500144352013-11-07http://fiveten.com/images/jreviews/_niagara-1383783196.jpghttp://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/14433-bend-endurance-academy-fall-wrap-uphttp://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/14433-bend-endurance-academy-fall-wrap-up
Fall has been great for the Bend Endurance Academy Climbing Team. The team has traveled to and done well at a bunch of ABS competitions, went to the Portland Boulder Rally, and have been getting outside to sample some of the bouldering in and around Bend!
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The week or so after I got back from the red was basically a no-sleep work marathon. I missed a ton of work, and still had every-day stuff to catch up on, so saying that I was stressed would have been the understatement of the year. I got back to a normal routine relatively quickly though, and two weekends after I got back from the red I drove down to Pennsylvania for PRG’s annual Midnight Burn comp.
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Summer in Colorado is an amazing time. The alpine climbing areas are teeming with motivated people projecting old and new climbs alike. The trails are packed with outdoor enthusiasts enjoying the breathtaking vistas that are the Rocky Mountains. This summer season was cut short. There were devastating floods closing most climbing areas. This was merely an inconvenience when compared to the devastation the flood caused to homes, roads, and businesses. But for every story of destruction there was another story of the generosity, heroism, and kindness of people in the climbing community. It made me thankful to be a... ]]>Thu, 31 Oct 2013 06:02:00 -0400144212013-10-31http://fiveten.com/images/jreviews/_the-idiot-1383199364.jpghttp://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/14420-balancing-school-and-climbing-greig-seitzhttp://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/14420-balancing-school-and-climbing-greig-seitz
Finding the balance between my studies and my school life has been very challenging for me. At first, after I arrived at The Master's College, it was pretty easy to find the balance between the two. The Closer I get to the end of the semester, the harder it is for me to do both. I was still able to commit a fair amount of time to bouldering. Just recently, during a bouldering session, I got a hernia. It was very discouraging for me at first. After I got it, I knew I wasn't going to be... ]]>Wed, 30 Oct 2013 02:34:00 -0400144202013-10-30http://fiveten.com/images/jreviews/_photo-1-copy-1383100495.JPGhttp://fiveten.com/images/jreviews/_photo-1-1383100496.JPGhttp://fiveten.com/images/jreviews/_photo-2-copy-1383100496.JPGhttp://fiveten.com/images/jreviews/_photo-2-1383100496.JPGhttp://fiveten.com/images/jreviews/_photo-3-1383100497.JPGhttp://fiveten.com/images/jreviews/_photo-4-1383100498.JPG